Mount Vernon and Its Associations: Historical, Biographical, and PictorialW.A. Townsend, 1859 - 376 Seiten This book offers a more personal glimpse at the life of George Washington, as portrayed through the narrative of his home at Mount Vernon. Important house pieces, locations, and so forth are also discussed in their historical importance, and also meaning in the life of Washington. |
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... lady lives in the same house ( Colonel George Fairfax's wife's sister ) ; but as that is only adding fuel to fire , it makes me the more uneasy , for by often and un- avoidably being in company with her , revives my former passion for ...
... lady lives in the same house ( Colonel George Fairfax's wife's sister ) ; but as that is only adding fuel to fire , it makes me the more uneasy , for by often and un- avoidably being in company with her , revives my former passion for ...
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... lady . * " It was in 1758 , " he says , " that Washington , attired in military undress , and attended by a body servant , tall and militaire as his chief , was crossing William's Ferry over the Pamunkey River , a branch of the York ...
... lady . * " It was in 1758 , " he says , " that Washington , attired in military undress , and attended by a body servant , tall and militaire as his chief , was crossing William's Ferry over the Pamunkey River , a branch of the York ...
Seite 48
... their first interview . Nor is it remarkable . They were of an age when impressions are strongest . The lady was fair to behold , of fascinating manners , and splen- didly endowed with worldly benefits . The hero , fresh 48 MOUNT VERNON.
... their first interview . Nor is it remarkable . They were of an age when impressions are strongest . The lady was fair to behold , of fascinating manners , and splen- didly endowed with worldly benefits . The hero , fresh 48 MOUNT VERNON.
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... lady visitors he kept a chariot and four horses , with black postillions in livery ; and these were frequently seen and admired upon the road between Mount Vernon and Alexandria , or the neighboring estates . 62 MOUNT VERNON.
... lady visitors he kept a chariot and four horses , with black postillions in livery ; and these were frequently seen and admired upon the road between Mount Vernon and Alexandria , or the neighboring estates . 62 MOUNT VERNON.
Seite 84
... lady , life size , before her mar- riage , in which she is represented as a beautiful young girl in equestrian costume , the riding - jacket being open in front , and The miniature of on her head a riding - hat. 84 MOUNT VERNON.
... lady , life size , before her mar- riage , in which she is represented as a beautiful young girl in equestrian costume , the riding - jacket being open in front , and The miniature of on her head a riding - hat. 84 MOUNT VERNON.
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Mount Vernon and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial Benson John Lossing Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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